Weaver hurt, leaves Monday's game in first inning

Angels All-Star right-hander Jered Weaver left Monday's game against the New York Yankees in the first inning after suffering a lower-back injury. He grimaced from pain when he landed on the mound after delivering a 1-0 fastball to Robinson Cano, the fourth batter he faced.

Angels manager Mike Scioscia and head athletic trainer Adam Nevala went to visit Weaver at the mound. Upon throwing a warmup pitch, Weaver immediately showed discomfort on landing, took off his glove, yelled in frustration and made his way toward the dugout and into the clubhouse.

“I planted, and it (the pain) came through as I released the ball and it felt like someone stabbed me in the back,” Weaver said after the game, so stiff in his lower back that he walked slowly.

Weaver had thrown 12 pitches (seven strikes) and allowed three runs on two hits to Derek Jeter and Curtis Granderson. Jeter gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead when he came home on a fielding error by Erick Aybar, who couldn't handle a sharply hit ground ball by Alex Rodriguez.

“There's a lot of pain and stiffness,” said Weaver, who will undergo an MRI and X-rays on Tuesday. “I've never had an injury like this.”

Scioscia said that Weaver (6-1) will be evaluated on Tuesday.

The game marked the shortest outing of his career. His previous low was April 23, 2007 versus Detroit when he worked just 1 2/3 innings.

Right-hander Bobby Cassevah replaced Weaver on Monday night.

-- Reporting from Anaheim

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